Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia

oleh: Peter T. Mee, Stacey E. Lynch, Peter J. Walker, Lorna Melville, Jean-Bernard Duchemin

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01

Deskripsi

The bacterial pathogen Elizabethkingia is known to exist in certain species of mosquito but was unknown in other arthropods. We report the detection and identification of Elizabethkingia in species of Culicoides biting midge in Australia, raising the possibility of bacterial transmission via this species.